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Correctional Officers and Jailers salary in Maryland

The median correctional officers and jailers in Maryland earns $64,250 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,162 a month.

10th percentile
$53,100
25th percentile
$59,700
Median percentile
$64,250
75th percentile
$66,680
90th percentile
$82,280

Based on 6,060 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$49,950 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,250
Federal income tax−$5,530
Social Security + Medicare−$4,915
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$3,855
Monthly take-home$4,162
Every two weeks$1,921

Does it go far here?

$61,214Median pay in Maryland is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.0 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,705 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Maryland

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$451,620
Surgeons, All Other$328,700
Family Medicine Physicians$285,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians$260,410
Chief Executives$248,660
Nurse Anesthetists$223,140
Physicians, All Other$212,080
Pediatricians, General$181,640

All correctional officers and jailers salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland